
March 2, 2011 Yes, he is part of THAT McFerrin lineage.
But that doesn't haunt Taylor McFerrin, son of the iconic voice artist Bobby McFerrin. Taylor has found his own niche on Flying Lotus' Brainfeeder imprint,...
March 2, 2011 Think of the children.
The world will forever been indebted to Ed Banger records for rescuing Mr. Oizo from a label that didn't understand him. Also for Breakbot. Also for this compilation that just...

You know the music that always comes in at the end of cheesy movies? You know, with flutes?
It's the type of music that comes on when there's a sad, but positive plot change going on, like when a nice...

We knew Irish comedy/hip hop duo Rubberbandits were romantic types when we saw the video for their song "Horse Outside." I mean, what's more romantic than carrying your girl off on a real pony while...

Brazilian garage punk quartet Os Haxixins does some truly mind bending things with just a fuzz pedal and a Farfisa organ -- like instantly conjuring the memory of Brazil's forgotten '60s garage scene. It...

Young producers we love from Montreal:
1. Lunice
2. Kenlo Craqnuques
3. Shash'u (new!)
This kid spins his sound out of 8bit, dubstep, hip hop, and a general love for jittery-ness. He's a...
The song "Little Talks" by Icelandic acoustic pop collective Of Monsters and Men has the energy and the rhythmic dynamics of a basement pop-punk sing along and all the sensitivity and sensitivity to...

In the age of shoegaze and light grids, musicians often forget: you don't have to do much to make tons of noise.
Japan trio Miila and the Geeks are case in point. The SXSW-bound garage band usually...

Damn, funk!
Pasadena's Dâm-Funk has never gone the conventional route with his releases, starting out on Stone's Throw in 2009 with the 5 LP Toeachizown and following it with Adolescent Funk, a...
Muammar el-Qaddafi's career as a brutally repressive dictator might be heading south, but he may soon find a second calling on the club circuit. The YouTube video featuring the Libyan leader's defiant...

He must ink pretty well.
Inkswel has about as many synthesizers as the next Australian guy doing disco revival, but this one doesn't use his for the poppy stuff you hear from most.
The Melbourne...

FELA! the Broadway musical about Nigerian Afrobeat pioneer and activist Fela Kuti has garnered frothing reviews since its premier in New York City and during its run in London. Everyone from Michelle...

Of all the deliciously guilty manifestations of goth's second coming, the much maligned genre some call witch house might be the most delectable.
Its origins are as shadowy and esoteric as its...